Sister of Rose Bruskin Gershwin, and thus the aunt of Ira, George, Arthur, and Frances Gershwin. Known for years as "Aunt Kate."
Wife of Abraham Wolpin (married 21 June 1916). Mother of Arnold (b. 12 May 1916), Gerald Bruskin (b. 27 Mar 1918), and Frances (Francine) Wolpin Ross (b. abt 1924).
Immigrated with her family to the USA in 1891.
She was the little flowergirl at the wedding of Morris Gershwin and her sister Rose in 1895.
She was about 15 years younger than her sister Rose, and was young enough to have babysat for all four Gershwin siblings.
In her 1986 OHAM (Oral History, American Music, at Yale) interview, she noted, "George was very outgoing and he was a wild little boy. He was the one that used to get punished by the father. And, Ira was always very quiet and very loving. George was very sporty as he grew up, a very fine dancer. He'd sit down at the piano and sing, although his voice wasn't much, but everybody was hypnotized by this man. But, I must tell you one thing about him that stood out with me. He was a kind of person, if he took to you at all, when you left him you felt ten feet tall. He made you feel so important unto yourself, and that was a gift that so few people in this world have. He made everybody that he cared for feel good about themselves."
Wife of Abraham Wolpin (married 21 June 1916). Mother of Arnold (b. 12 May 1916), Gerald Bruskin (b. 27 Mar 1918), and Frances (Francine) Wolpin Ross (b. abt 1924).
Immigrated with her family to the USA in 1891.
She was the little flowergirl at the wedding of Morris Gershwin and her sister Rose in 1895.
She was about 15 years younger than her sister Rose, and was young enough to have babysat for all four Gershwin siblings.
In her 1986 OHAM (Oral History, American Music, at Yale) interview, she noted, "George was very outgoing and he was a wild little boy. He was the one that used to get punished by the father. And, Ira was always very quiet and very loving. George was very sporty as he grew up, a very fine dancer. He'd sit down at the piano and sing, although his voice wasn't much, but everybody was hypnotized by this man. But, I must tell you one thing about him that stood out with me. He was a kind of person, if he took to you at all, when you left him you felt ten feet tall. He made you feel so important unto yourself, and that was a gift that so few people in this world have. He made everybody that he cared for feel good about themselves."
Sister of Rose Bruskin Gershwin, and thus the aunt of Ira, George, Arthur, and Frances Gershwin. Known for years as "Aunt Kate."
Wife of Abraham Wolpin (married 21 June 1916). Mother of Arnold (b. 12 May 1916), Gerald Bruskin (b. 27 Mar 1918), and Frances (Francine) Wolpin Ross (b. abt 1924).
Immigrated with her family to the USA in 1891.
She was the little flowergirl at the wedding of Morris Gershwin and her sister Rose in 1895.
She was about 15 years younger than her sister Rose, and was young enough to have babysat for all four Gershwin siblings.
In her 1986 OHAM (Oral History, American Music, at Yale) interview, she noted, "George was very outgoing and he was a wild little boy. He was the one that used to get punished by the father. And, Ira was always very quiet and very loving. George was very sporty as he grew up, a very fine dancer. He'd sit down at the piano and sing, although his voice wasn't much, but everybody was hypnotized by this man. But, I must tell you one thing about him that stood out with me. He was a kind of person, if he took to you at all, when you left him you felt ten feet tall. He made you feel so important unto yourself, and that was a gift that so few people in this world have. He made everybody that he cared for feel good about themselves."
Wife of Abraham Wolpin (married 21 June 1916). Mother of Arnold (b. 12 May 1916), Gerald Bruskin (b. 27 Mar 1918), and Frances (Francine) Wolpin Ross (b. abt 1924).
Immigrated with her family to the USA in 1891.
She was the little flowergirl at the wedding of Morris Gershwin and her sister Rose in 1895.
She was about 15 years younger than her sister Rose, and was young enough to have babysat for all four Gershwin siblings.
In her 1986 OHAM (Oral History, American Music, at Yale) interview, she noted, "George was very outgoing and he was a wild little boy. He was the one that used to get punished by the father. And, Ira was always very quiet and very loving. George was very sporty as he grew up, a very fine dancer. He'd sit down at the piano and sing, although his voice wasn't much, but everybody was hypnotized by this man. But, I must tell you one thing about him that stood out with me. He was a kind of person, if he took to you at all, when you left him you felt ten feet tall. He made you feel so important unto yourself, and that was a gift that so few people in this world have. He made everybody that he cared for feel good about themselves."
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